. Corn; growing, judging, breeding, feeding, marketing;. Corn. CAPACITY OF CARS 265 inches per bushel; settled, approximately 2,020 cubic inches per bush el. Corn testing 54 pounds, 2,130 cubic inches; settled, 2,065 cubic inches. A car 33 feet long by 8 1-2 feet wide and filled to a height of three feet with shelled corn, would contain 693 bushels. These figures are only approximate. The specific gravity of grain is con- stantly varying because of moisture, pressure and CAR DOOR COVERED WITH CHEESE CLOTH TO PREVENT LEAKAGE The rules of the different railroads governing the quantitie
. Corn; growing, judging, breeding, feeding, marketing;. Corn. CAPACITY OF CARS 265 inches per bushel; settled, approximately 2,020 cubic inches per bush el. Corn testing 54 pounds, 2,130 cubic inches; settled, 2,065 cubic inches. A car 33 feet long by 8 1-2 feet wide and filled to a height of three feet with shelled corn, would contain 693 bushels. These figures are only approximate. The specific gravity of grain is con- stantly varying because of moisture, pressure and CAR DOOR COVERED WITH CHEESE CLOTH TO PREVENT LEAKAGE The rules of the different railroads governing the quantities of grain to be loaded into cars of various capacities vary to a limited extent in minor details. The maximum amount of grain allowed to be loaded is 10 per cent over the marked capacity of the car, on prac- tically all roads. The Burlington Railroad makes the following stipulation in re- gard to shipping ear corn :. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bowman, Melville Le Roy, 1881- [from old catalog]. Waterloo, Iowa, Sold by Waterloo publishing co.
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